Argument Sandwich 

When two people you are friends with get into an argument with each other, and they both want you to believe their side of the story.

Hey, Dave and Kate broke up. Yeah, they both messaged me about it and I don’t know who to believe. I’m in a bit of an Argument Sandwich right now man.

Argument Sandwich by EliasCoyote May 3, 2024

Argument Blind Spot

The specific inability to perceive the weaknesses, missing premises, or emotional core of your own argument. You experience it as a solid, seamless edifice, while viewing opposing arguments as fragile houses of cards. This blind spot makes you confused and angry when others aren't instantly persuaded, because to you, your case seems invulnerable. You've literally never seen its flaws.

Example: "He couldn't understand why no one was convinced by his argument. His argument blind spot hid the fact his entire case rested on a single, uncited statistic he'd heard on a podcast, and that his tone was dripping with condescension. He saw a steel trap of logic; everyone else saw a wet paper bag of arrogance."

Argument Blind Spot by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Argument Forging

Manufacturing a complete argument from whole cloth, including fabricated evidence, invented experts, or fake citations. This is the creation of a persuasive narrative with no connection to reality, designed to be deployed as a ready-made rhetorical weapon. It's counterfeiting an entire case file for a trial that will never see a real judge.

Example: "She forged an argument against the development by citing a 'landmark study from the MIT Urban Planning Journal' that didn't exist, quoting a 'leading ecologist' she made up, and referencing local aquifer data she'd completely invented. Her argument was a compelling fiction, meticulously fabricated to sway the town council." Argument Forging

Argument Forging by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Argument Crafting

The skillful assembly of a persuasive argument by artfully selecting, framing, and connecting real (but often cherry-picked or decontextualized) pieces of evidence, appeals, and rhetorical moves. The craft lies in the arrangement and presentation, leading the audience down a specific path of thought while minimizing exposure to contradictory information. It's not making up the bricks, but building a wall that only shows their best side.

Example: "The prosecutor crafted her closing argument like a novelist. She took ambiguous text messages and crafted a story of premeditation, used the defendant's calm demeanor as evidence of a sociopathic lack of remorse, and sequenced the exhibits for maximum emotional narrative. It was less a presentation of facts and more a guided tour through a version of reality she had constructed." Argument Crafting

Argument Crafting by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Argument to Argument Fallacy

When an argument is evaluated based on its perceived category, label, or characteristics rather than its actual strength or content. "This is postmodernist, therefore wrong." "This is relativist, therefore dismissible." "This is pseudoscience, therefore false." The fallacy lies in treating the classification as the refutation—as if naming the kind of argument does the work of engaging it. The strength of an argument is independent of what we call it. A relativist argument might be strong; a "scientific" argument might be weak. The label isn't the logic.

Argument to Argument Fallacy "They didn't address a single point of my critique. Just said: 'This is classic postmodern relativism.' That's Argument to Argument Fallacy—the label did the work they were supposed to do. But labeling isn't arguing, and name-calling isn't refutation."

Argument to Argument Fallacy by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026

Argument from Truth

A rhetorical move where someone argues that their position must be accepted because it is true, with "true" functioning as a self-justifying predicate. The argument is circular: it's true because it's true. The fallacy lies in treating truth as a property that can be asserted rather than demonstrated, as a conclusion rather than a claim. Argument from Truth is the most basic form of dogmatism—truth as mantra, as magic word, as conversation-ender.

"Why should I accept your view? 'Because it's true.' That's Argument from Truth—truth as assertion, not demonstration. But truth isn't a badge you wear; it's a claim you support. Calling your view true doesn't make it so; it just shows you've stopped arguing and started declaring."

Argument from Truth by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026

Argument from Reality

A rhetorical move where someone argues that their position must be accepted because it corresponds to reality, with "reality" functioning as a self-justifying foundation. The argument is circular: it's real because it's real. The fallacy lies in treating reality as unproblematic, as given, as something we have direct access to rather than something we interpret. Argument from Reality is dogmatism with a metaphysical accent—using the weight of "reality" to crush alternative views without engaging them.

"Your perspective is interesting, but reality is on my side." That's Argument from Reality—claiming reality as your ally, your possession, your proof. But reality doesn't take sides; interpretations do. Reality is what we're all trying to understand, not a weapon to use against each other. Argument from Reality is just argument from authority, with reality as the ultimate authority—conveniently aligned with you."

Argument from Reality by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026